"Shapes" was constructed as a fun learning aid for children aged between 5 and . It engages children on both a visual and auditory level and offers non judgemental feedback to aid completion of the program.

Adobe Director (formerly Macromedia Director) is a multimedia application authoring platform created by Macromedia now part of Adobe Systems. It allows users to build applications built on a movie metaphor with the user as the "director" of the movie. Originally designed for creating animation sequences, the addition of a powerful scripting language called Lingo made it a popular choice for creating CD-ROMs and standalone kiosks and web content using Adobe Shockwave. Adobe Director supports both 2D and 3D multimedia projects